The Word of God Endures Forever
Ultimately with R.C. Sproul
Ligonier Ministries
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
Newspapers and magazines soon become irrelevant. But God's Word abides forever. In this episode, R.C. Sproul teaches on the enduring truth, authority, and relevance of the Bible.
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| 0:00.0 | We're like the grass that when the arid weather comes, |
| 0:05.0 | withers. |
| 0:09.0 | We're like the flower that blooms with its glory and beauty, |
| 0:15.0 | but wilts away. |
| 0:20.0 | You know one thing I don't like about magazines. |
| 0:24.0 | I've never enjoyed writing magazine articles. |
| 0:28.0 | As you write them, they're read, |
| 0:31.0 | and then you fold up the fish in a magazine throwing the garbage. |
| 0:37.0 | Nothing is more worthless than yesterday's newspaper. |
| 0:43.0 | Do you ever wonder why the candy bar machine |
| 0:47.0 | deposits only one candy bar with every insertion of a coin? |
| 0:53.0 | But when you go and buy a newspaper from one of those things |
| 0:56.0 | where you put in the quarter of 50 cents and you pull it open, |
| 0:59.0 | how many newspapers are there in front of you for the taking? |
| 1:03.0 | Ten or fifteen newspapers. |
| 1:06.0 | Why aren't they more concerned about theft? |
| 1:09.0 | Because they understand the economic rule of marginal utility. |
| 1:14.0 | Who needs yesterday's newspaper? |
| 1:17.0 | I don't. |
| 1:19.0 | Yesterday's candy bar may still be succulent, |
| 1:24.0 | but not yesterday's newspaper. |
| 1:28.0 | Books have a longer shelf life than magazines. |
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